Element
copper Audio
cop·per [ kop-er ]
Brand Names:
ParaGard
May Prevent:
Pregnancy
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to copper:
  • A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • An element with atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Reddish, malleable metal; atomic number, 29; atomic weight, 63.54; symbol Cu; with poisonous salts; copper is essential in nutrition, being a component of various proteins, including ceruloplasmin, erythrocuprein, cytochrome c oxidase, and tyrosinase; deficiency, which is rare, may result in hypochromic microcytic anemia, neutropenia, and bone changes; excessive accumulation in the body may lead to copper poisoning.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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